Cambodia Gambling Halls
There is a captivating history to the Cambodia casinos that sit just across the border from next door Thailand, in which gambling den gambling is not allowed. Eight casinos are based in a generally tiny area in the metropolis of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia gambling halls is in a perfect spot, a 3 to four hour drive from Bangkok and Macao, the two most popular gambling locations in Asia. Cambodia casinos do a huge business with Thai workers and visitors from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with only very few Westerners. The astonishing income acquired from the gambling dens ranges from 7.5 million dollars to more than 12.5 million dollars, and there are a couple of limitations constraints for gambling hall ownership. Ownership is assumed to be mainly Thai; still, financial sources are cryptic. The borders are formally open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and even though visas are for all intents and purposes necessary to cross, there are means around this, as is true of most borders.
The 1st Cambodia casinos opened in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were forced to close in 1998, leaving only one gambling hall in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, a stationary bateau gambling den, features one hundred and fifty one armed bandits and sixty tables. The Naga casino is open all hours with 42 tables of mini-baccarat banque, 4 tables of vingt-et-un, ten of roulette, two of Caribbean Stud Poker, and a single table each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.
The original casino in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, premiered in 1999 and the Golden Crown quickly opened. There are 150 slots and five tables at the Golden Crown and 104 slot machines and 68 gaming tables at the Holiday Palace. The latest Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features three hundred one armed bandits and 70 gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slots and ninety six table games, including 87 baccarat (the most dominant game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Additionally, there is the Casino Tropicana, with 135 slots and 66 of the common tables, as well as 1 table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the eight gambling halls in Poipet, also a part of a hotel, is the Princess Casino with 166 slots and ninety seven games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of an international resort and hotel building that contains numerous comforts in addition to the gambling hall, which has ten thousand square feet of one hundred and thirty slot machines and 88 gaming tables.